“The department obligated about $1.3 billion for noncompetitive contracts in fiscal year 2010. Our review of 40 contract files, with a total reported value of more than $100 million, showed that the department generally improved acquisition management oversight by strengthening its guidance and conducting reviews of the components to validate compliance with its guidance. However, not all contract files contained sufficient evidence of justification and approval, market research, and acquisition planning. Also, acquisition personnel did not always document consideration of contractor past performance when performing background research of eligible vendors. As a result, the department cannot be sure that it received the best possible value on the goods and services acquired through these contracts or that acquisition personnel awarded government contracts to eligible and qualified vendors.”
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